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Originally Posted by Strap me to the anchor
I find this process helpful.
1) construct a melody (rhythm + pitch changes equals melody)
2)determine how many syllables you can break the melody into per repetition.
3) use words that fit into the syllable number.
4)for words you want to use that dont have the correct number of syllables, use synonyms. the more obscure, the more artsy sounding. unless theyre just weird sounding.
most helpful hint ever to me:
try to use short words. once you get past two syllables they get hard to work with.
oh, and don't use any cliches
and the more vague you are, the mysterious and creative you sound. haha. metaphors and similies are good things usually.
i generally don't care for narative songs much. there are always exceptions.
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So according to your tip, this would be creative and mysterious:
You did bad things
Things that are bad
END.
oooh!
Being vague brings less meaning to a song, making it less memorable and made up of 100% bull****.
Here's the best tip I've ever heard: Never try to rhyme when writing your song. The more you force a rhyme, the less meaning your song has.
Adding in rhymes afterwards is fine, but getting out the raw idea is by far more important than rhyming. I'm surprised no one mentioned this